 | Christmas
Made to celebrate Christmas by makers such as Caverswall, Mason's and others, covering a range of Christmas related themes. |
|  | Thimble Collectors Club
A society for collectors which had branches in the UK, USA and Germany. Many porcelain makers from around the world issued thimbles. Spode, Wedgwood, Limoges, Minoru, Poole and Minton for example. |
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 | Wildlife
Birds, Dogs, Cats and Butterflies are favourite subjects in this section, mostly on porcelain thimbles, but occasionally on wood or pewter. |
|  | Flowers
Another popular subject for porcelain thimbles by a wide variety of makers including Mason's, Coalport, Limoges, Caverswall and Spode. Some are hand-painted, others have detailed applied flowers attached to the body of the thimble. |
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 | Cloisonne
Cloisonne enamel thimbles with a variety of subjects such as Chinese Zodiac year symbols, Birds, Flowers and Butterflies. Most are traditional thimble shaped, some are in the shape of Bird heads. |
|  | Metal
Pewter, Brass and Steel are the most common metals in this category, however, there are also some Aluminium advertising thimbles as well as Stratnoid ones. |
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 | People
The British Royal Family, both past and present are a popular subject, and have been made in porcelain by makers such as Spode, Caverswall and Royal Albert. This category also contains thimbles with images of celebrities and other figures. |
|  | Places
Souvenir thimbles from all over the world, mainly made from porcelain, but some metal ones as well. |
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 | Advertising
Porcelain thimbles advertising popular products such as Bryant & May, Jif Lemon and Colman's Mustard for example. |
|  | Nursery & Cartoon
Porcelain thimbles which picture traditional Nursery Ryhmes and Cartoon Characters. |
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 | World's Greatest Porcelain Houses
In 1980 Franklin Mint issued a set of 25 porcelain thimbles from makers around the world. Johnson Bros and Royal Albert of England, Rorstrand of Sweden and Mosa of Holland are just some examples. |
|  | Everything Else
Those thimbes that don't fall easily into the other categories, this includes Wedgwood, both Jasperware and bone china, turned wooden thimbles and those representing signs of the Zodiac or months of the year. |
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